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Fire in hardware store district

A firefighter extinguishes embers in a fire at a hardware store in the Euljiro 4-ga area, central Seoul, Thursday. The fire started at 12:35 p.m. on the second floor of the building and engulfed several stores nearby. It was put out about two hours later and no casualties were reported, but it caused a severe traffic jam on nearby roads. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Feb 14, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin

Volunteer work in Philippines

College students pose for a picture at Incheon International Airport before heading to Manila, the Philippines, Sunday, for volunteer work organized by Incheon International Airport Corp. The 21 volunteers will help out at a childcare center in the Batangas region until Feb 16. Courtesy of Incheon International Airport Corp.

Feb 14, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin

No more irregular workers

Representatives of irregular workers demand change of employment status into permanent positions, during a press conference at Franciscan Education Center in central Seoul, Wednesday. They said the change was President Moon Jae-in's election pledge, saying temporary workers will start a massive struggle against the government on May 11, a day after the two-year anniversary of Moon's inauguration, if the administration fails to solve the problem of irregular workers by that time./ Yonhap

Feb 13, 2019

Seats without holders

Flowers and honorary diplomas are placed in empty chairs at an honorary graduation ceremony in Danwon High School in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, for 250 students who died in the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster. While 75 who survived the sinking graduated in 2016, the honorary ceremony for the dead was postponed for three years to wait for the recovery of more bodies from the sunken ferry. The bodies of two students remain missing. / Korea Times photo by Ko Young-kwon

Feb 12, 2019

Preparing for new school year

Students shop for school supplies at a store in a wholesale stationery market in Changsin-dong, eastern Seoul, Monday, to prepare for the new school year that will start in March./ Yonhap

Feb 11, 2019

Great loss

Lee Cook-jong, a renowned surgeon who heads the trauma center at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, mourns the death of Yoon Han-deok, the chief of the National Emergency Medical Center, during his funeral service at the center in Seoul, Sunday. Yoon was found dead in his office, Monday, due to a sudden heart attack caused by overwork. His death cast a light on the poor working conditions at emergency centers. / Yonhap

Feb 10, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin

Snow-capped statue

A “hareubang,” or stone statue of an old grandfather, is covered with snow near Mount Halla on Jeju Island, Thursday, when a heavy snow advisory was issued in the mountainous area of the island. Southern parts of the country had heavy snowfall while the temperature dropped across the nation. The mercury is forecast to plummet further on Friday, with Seoul's morning lows reaching minus 7 degrees Celsius. / Yonhap

Jan 31, 2019By Kim Jae-heun

Preventing infectious diseases

Employees at Incheon International Airport disinfect the floors in the quarantine area, Tuesday, to prevent infectious diseases, including measles, as most of nearly 40 measles patients here are suspected of having contracted the virus during overseas trips. / Yonhap

Jan 30, 2019

'Out with coal power plants'

Environmental activists call for the closure of old coal-fired power plants during a demonstration in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, Friday. The activists claim the domestic plants are responsible for a significant portion of the fine dust pollution in the country. / Yonhap

Jan 25, 2019

Lunar New Year holiday shopping

A traditional market in Dongdaemun, Seoul, is packed with shoppers Friday ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday which falls on Feb. 5. People prepare food for family gatherings on the traditional holiday. / Yonhap